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Tottenham are monitoring the progress of Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun after the club’s officials were left impressed with his recent form, reports a certain Turkish newspaper Haberturk. Rivals Everton too are interested in the forward.

Tosun, who has also attracted fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace, was born in Germany and is a product of the Eintracht Frankfurt youth setup. The striker decided to move to Turkey by joining Gaziantepspor at an early age and by the 2014-15 season, he caught the attention of Besiktas and moved to the Turkish giants. The striker has been a revelation since joining Besiktas and has already scored 36 goals in close to 90 appearances.

The aforementioned source has claimed that both Spurs and Everton have already spoken to the player’s representatives and we can expect an official approach in the January window or during the next summer window.

Furthermore, Tosun, who represented Germany at the U-21 level before switching his allegiance to Turkey, was reportedly close to moving to Crystal Palace during the summer and Newcastle were thought to be in the fray as well, but no move materialised for some reasons. Besiktas, on their part, will reportedly demand a fee close to €26m, which actually is a peanut sum judging by how clubs spent this past summer.

Tottenham decided to send Vincent Janssen to Fenerbahce on loan this season and decided to go for Fernando Llorente soon after. The former Swansea man, however, has looked completely anonymous and is yet to score a goal this season, in any competition. It is not just about scoring, the Spaniard has not even registered a single shot on target so far.

Mauricio Pochettino preferred to use Son Heung-Min ahead of Llorente when Harry Kane was unavailable against West Ham and Man United and this is where Tosun could come into the picture. Someone who is equally adept with both feet and is strong in the air, the Turkish striker has already scored 8 goals in 13 games in all competitions and 3 goals in 3 Champions League outings. He has guided his side to the top of group G.

Signing him, however, won’t be a walk in the park given that Everton are pursuing him as well. The Toffees lost Romelu Lukaku in the summer and have failed to replace him adequately. And with Tosun having proven himself on the continental stages, the Toffees might go hard for his signature and might well carry an upper hand given that they can offer him regular first-team football which we probably cannot.

26-year-old Tottenham star finds himself on Juventus’ radar for the January window

Juventus have made Christian Eriksen one of their top targets as they try to add quality in the winter window, according to Tuttosport (h/t Daily Mail).

The report adds that Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot and Aaron Ramsey are all targets for the Serie A giants, and a reunion with the Manchester United man is their first choice.

Should a move not work out for Pogba, Eriksen is the man Juventus believe they can get. The Dane has struggled with injury this season at Tottenham and has recorded a single goal for the side.

Juventus have made it a habit of getting some quality players on the cheap and Eriksen is yet to sign a new deal with Spurs.

The attacking midfielder has been missed this season but we have done a decent job without him. Spurs are fourth in the Premier League just five points behind Manchester City, and our next clash is against Chelsea after the international break.

Eriksen has had a tough time with an injury this season but has recovered from the abdominal issue. The 26-year-old played the entire 90 against Wales and is expected to play again before the end of the international break.